CVE-2023-40586
Due to the misuse of `log.Fatalf`, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Due to the misuse of `log.Fatalf`, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers. The application will immediately crash after receiving a malicious request that triggers an error in `mime.ParseMediaType`. This issue was patched in version 3.0.1.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.72% probability · 52th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- coraza/coraza
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/commit/a5239ba3ce839e14d9b4f9486e1b4a403dcade8cPatch
- https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/security/advisories/GHSA-c2pj-v37r-2p6hMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/commit/a5239ba3ce839e14d9b4f9486e1b4a403dcade8cPatch
- https://github.com/corazawaf/coraza/security/advisories/GHSA-c2pj-v37r-2p6hMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.